The Self-Made Writer

I know, I know. The holidays are coming up way too fast. It's the season of gratitude, and yet your mind is all caught up in that h...

Some call it resilience, but I think that’s too nice a word, too easy. I prefer bounce, because it often comes with a smack, and the wh...

If you’ve published a book, either the traditional way or on your own, you know what I mean by business creep: the way the business sid...

Sculpture by Marcel Buhler, courtesy Cream Contemporary Scan advice from agents and editors, and you’ll find a common thread: too many ...

At the Little Free Library on Hiland Mountain Never has there been so much noise about books, publishing, and authorship. Or so much ...

An onstage event: (left to right) Beth Hill, Seth Kantner, Peggy Shumaker, Joan Kane, and me. I don’t mind telling you: I’m a tad exhau...

Whenever I hear the latest update on the ebola outbreak, I think of  Don Rearden . I can’t help it. In his novel  The Raven’s Gift , he...